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Martin Keown says Arsenal star ‘won’t sleep’ after PSG defeat in Champions League
Martin Keown speaking after Arsenal’s defeat to PSG (Picture: X) Martin Keown said Arsenal star Bukayo Saka ‘won’t sleep’ after the Gunners were knocked out of the Champions League by PSG. Mikel Arteta’s side travelled to Paris hoping to overturn a one-goal deficit and book their place in the Champions League final. But it was Paris Saint-Germain who set up an intriguing final against Inter Milan, Luis Enrique’s men beating Arsenal 2-1 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate. Fabian Ruiz’s superb strike put PSG in control of the second leg clash and Achraf Hakimi appeared to put the tie to bed when he doubled the hosts’ lead on 72 minutes. Saka pulled a goal back, however, before missing an open goal which would have set up an incredibly nervy finale at Parc des Princes. Get personalised updates on Arsenal everyday Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. ‘It was a painful miss,’ Arsenal legend Keown said on TNT Sports after his former club fell short of the Champions League final. Bukayo Saka looks dejected after PSG’s win (Picture: Getty) ‘It was painful and it will hurt Saka. He won’t sleep for two or three nights. But he can be proud of his performance, he was causing major problems.’ Keown added: ‘You have to hold your hands up to PSG. Arsenal can be proud of what they have done this season in our second year back in the Champions League. ‘But it has caught up with us that we don’t have a proper centre-forward, two of them are out tonight. ‘For PSG they have no Neymar, no Messi, no Mbappe, all out the door, but now they are a complete side. I’ve not see forward players working so hard. PSG celebrate their Champions League semi-final win (Picture: Getty) ‘How do you beat them? They have to be hot favourites to win this now. You have to give them credit.’ Arsenal’s elimination from the Champions League means they have gone a fifth successive season without winning a trophy. Reacting to the defeat, England midfielder Declan Rice said: ‘We gave it everything, it wasn’t meant to be. ‘You’re in our you’re out in this competition. Over the two legs we could’ve scored more goals but their keeper has been unbelievable and it wasn’t meant to be. Mikel Arteta’s side suffered a heartbreaking defeat (Picture: Getty) ‘Sometimes you have to lose a few in order to win and overcome setbacks to grow as a player and as a group. ‘We’re going through that at the moment in terms of the league and Champions League – we’ve been here back-to-back seasons – we’re growing as a team but we need to keep pushing and believing. ‘We’re absolutely gutted but this doesn’t define us for sure. We’ll be stronger with our players back who have been out for a long time.’ On Arsenal’s quest for a trophy, Rice added: ‘We’re all desperate for it. That’s why we play football, we want to win trophies, we want to be at the pinnacle, winning stuff. ‘For whatever reason it hasn’t been meant to be. We’ve been really close and it’s not good enough. ‘Arsenal deserve to be pushing for trophies and winning things but there’s not a lot more we can be doing. ‘A lot of superstars have suffered defeats to come out on top. It hurts, you see the boys, the manager. We wanted to be in Munich but this doesn’t define us and we’ll be back.’ Serie A side Inter Milan knocked out La Liga leaders Barcelona in the other Champions League semi-final. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Martin Keown said Arsenal star Bukayo Saka ‘won’t sleep’ after the Gunners were knocked out of the Champions League by PSG.
Mikel Arteta’s side travelled to Paris hoping to overturn a one-goal deficit and book their place in the Champions League final.
But it was Paris Saint-Germain who set up an intriguing final against Inter Milan, Luis Enrique’s men beating Arsenal 2-1 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate.
Fabian Ruiz’s superb strike put PSG in control of the second leg clash and Achraf Hakimi appeared to put the tie to bed when he doubled the hosts’ lead on 72 minutes.
Saka pulled a goal back, however, before missing an open goal which would have set up an incredibly nervy finale at Parc des Princes.
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‘It was a painful miss,’ Arsenal legend Keown said on TNT Sports after his former club fell short of the Champions League final.
‘It was painful and it will hurt Saka. He won’t sleep for two or three nights. But he can be proud of his performance, he was causing major problems.’
Keown added: ‘You have to hold your hands up to PSG. Arsenal can be proud of what they have done this season in our second year back in the Champions League.
‘But it has caught up with us that we don’t have a proper centre-forward, two of them are out tonight.
‘For PSG they have no Neymar, no Messi, no Mbappe, all out the door, but now they are a complete side. I’ve not see forward players working so hard.
‘How do you beat them? They have to be hot favourites to win this now. You have to give them credit.’
Arsenal’s elimination from the Champions League means they have gone a fifth successive season without winning a trophy.
Reacting to the defeat, England midfielder Declan Rice said: ‘We gave it everything, it wasn’t meant to be.
‘You’re in our you’re out in this competition. Over the two legs we could’ve scored more goals but their keeper has been unbelievable and it wasn’t meant to be.
‘Sometimes you have to lose a few in order to win and overcome setbacks to grow as a player and as a group.
‘We’re going through that at the moment in terms of the league and Champions League – we’ve been here back-to-back seasons – we’re growing as a team but we need to keep pushing and believing.
‘We’re absolutely gutted but this doesn’t define us for sure. We’ll be stronger with our players back who have been out for a long time.’
On Arsenal’s quest for a trophy, Rice added: ‘We’re all desperate for it. That’s why we play football, we want to win trophies, we want to be at the pinnacle, winning stuff.
‘For whatever reason it hasn’t been meant to be. We’ve been really close and it’s not good enough.
‘Arsenal deserve to be pushing for trophies and winning things but there’s not a lot more we can be doing.
‘A lot of superstars have suffered defeats to come out on top. It hurts, you see the boys, the manager. We wanted to be in Munich but this doesn’t define us and we’ll be back.’
Serie A side Inter Milan knocked out La Liga leaders Barcelona in the other Champions League semi-final.
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